Window-curtain bracket.



Z.L vJ. ROBERT.

WINDOW CURTAIN BRACKET. APPLIGATION FILED APR. 24, 1909` Patentul Mar.8,' 1910.

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Specification ci Letters latent.

application inea aprirsi, i909.

rasanten nar. e, .1910.

Serial No. 491,917. i

2lb all 'whom it ymay concern:

Be it known that ll, ZEPHIR J. Renner, a citizen ot the United States,residing at en' Bedford, in the county of Bristol and Estate ofldassachusetts, have invented .new and useful improvements inVVindoW-Cuiltain Brackets7 of which the following is a speciiication. y

This invention vrelates to Window curtain brackets, and has for anobject to provide a bracket of this character which will be constructedso as to enable the` shade supporting element to be adjusted toaccommodate ior its use in connection With Windonr frames olz varioussizes and shade rollers of various sizes.

still further object of my invention is to provide a device of thischaracter that will be so constructed -as to permit of the attachment ofthe shade upon the space between the side members of a Window trame orto assume a point upon the outer taf-.es ot the said side members.

Other objects and advantages will be apparent as the nature of theinvention is bet ter set forth, and it Will be understood that changeswithin the scope oi. the claims may be resorted to without departing'from the spirit ot' the invention.

In the drawing7 forming a portion of this specification and in whichlike numerals ot' reference indicate similar parts in the sev.

eral viewsz-lligure 1 is a perspective View of the bracket. f Fig. 2 isa horizontal section. taken on the line 2-2 of 1. Fie. 3 is an end viewlooking toward the arrouY in lig. 1 showing shade roller supportingmeans intended to be operatively positioned with the bracket shown inFig. 1 -for supporting` the shade roller. Fig. 4 is a detail transversesection taken on the line ot Fi 2 showing shaderoller supporting meansintended to be' operatively positioned with the bracket shown in Fig; lfor supporting the shade roller..

'Referring now more particularly to the drawing, my improved Windowcurtain bracket comprises a plate or body portion l provided upon itsloiver edge with a longitiulinally extending spaced .guide flange 2 andu pon its upper edge with a right angularlyextendingy flange orshoulderf beneath which is disposed a leaf spring 4 which .liesimmediately above the guide iiange and in spaced relation thereto. The

plate or body portion 1 is provided atone end with a rightangularlydisposed portion 5 which is adapted to be secured to one of the sidefaces of one of the side bars A oi' a Window traine. The plate or bodyportion 1 is provided With an outwardlyiextending shade rollersupporting element or arm 6 having a portion 7 disposed in spacedrelation to the portion 5 of the `plate or body portion-1. The portion 7as shown in Fig. 1 has formed therein a vertically disposed elongatedslot- 8 arranged to receive the correspondinglyshaped pintle upon oneend of a shade roller7 the other end'ot the roller being provided in theusual` manner with a circular pintle 'which may be engaged in acorrespondingly shaped passage 9 formed in the portion 10 `of a shade.sup-

'porting element 11 similar otherwiseiin its construction to the elementG hereinbefore mentioned. As shown? the element 6 has its longitudinaledges disposed between the guidev flange 2 and the flange 3 upon theplate or body portion 1 and the upper edge portion of the said element.is disposed beneath one extremity of the spring 4. .Any

suitable 'fastening means can be employed for securing the spring andthe element 6 to the plate or body 1, but as herein illustrated7 Iemploy a rivet or fastening device 12. A pole supporting arm 13 is'carried by the bracket and is provide with a right angularly extendingportion 14 having its end portions disposed between the flanges 2 and 3.The upper end of the portion 14 is dis posed upon. one of theextremities of the spring 4and secured thereto' and to the body or plate1 by means of a rivet 15 or other suitable fasteningdevice. A

The plate or body portion 1 of the bracket has formed therein ahorizontally disposed series of spaced Aperforations 1G which areadapted to receive the `stud or projection 17 stamped. iroin the portion18 of4 a shade supporting element 19. The shade supporting element 19extends outwardly and has formed therein a vertically disposed elongatedslot' 20 for receiving the correspondingly shaped pintle at one end of ashade roller. The lower extremity or edge of the portion 18 of the shadesupport'- ing element 19 is slidable in the guideway 21 :formed by theguidel flange 2 and the upper extremity of the portion 18 of the shadesupporting element is disposed behind way 21 -formed by the iange 2 topermit 1o inentioned also yieldiugly engages the por- `dessired adjustedposition.

` porting element 19 is provided With a ie- 20 eleinent is provided withshoulders or pro- The provision of the reduced portion 22 is to theplate or body portion 1 of the bracket, l

:A the one shown at 19 in Fig. 1 with the exthe spring t, Theconstruction of the l spring 4t is euch that it toi-nis a guidewa ybeneath thel flange or shoulder 3 and effectiively serves in conjunctionwith the guide free Sliding'nioveinent of the shade. supporting element19 longitudinally upon the plate or body portieri l ot2 the bracket. Thespring 4 While servingtlie purpose just tion 18 of the shade Supportingelement to the extent that its stud or piojectioi'i"1Ik is "effectivelyheld in the desired'pertorations 16 and hence, holds the said element inthe The Shade Supduced portion 22 which has its upper edges disposedbetween the flanges 2 and 3, and outwardly of the reduced portion thesind jeotione 23 which are arranged' with respect to the spring 4t andthe ange 2 in euch manner as will perinit the element 19 to be freelynioved into the desired position.

such as Will perniit a slight outward nievenient of the portion 1S ofthe shade sup porting element so that when the latter pulled outwardlyin ay plane et right angles the Studer projection 1 7 can be effectivelydisengaged troni the perorat-ions 16.

The shade Supporting element 19 shown in Fig. 1- is identical inconstruction with eepiiou ott the provision or a circuler piiitlereceiving eye or passage 1. A brat-,liet of the Clase describedconipiisiiig a` plate havino iin lower edge benl to 'forni a guideiiaiigeja leaf spring; extend V longgitudiually o1' the plate and i@poel-d aoove tiie gui le liange and in spaced parallel. relation heretdand a slidable Shade roller supporting elenient liaviingr its upperportion elidably 'engaged with the said spring` and its lower portionslidably enn gagged with the said guide flange.

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